LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - European shares edged higher on
Tuesday, with BNP Paribas among the top performers
after it settled a U.S. sanctions case.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up 0.3
percent at 1,374.30 points in early trading - some 2 percent
below a 6-1/2 year peak of 1,399.62 points reached last month.

BNP Paribas rose 3.4 percent, making it the best performer
in percentage terms on the FTSEurofirst index.

It pleaded guilty to two criminal charges and agreed to pay
almost $9 billion to resolve allegations that in many financial
dealings it violated U.S. sanctions against Sudan, Cuba and
Iran.
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